pressure

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  1. noun The act of pressing.
  2. noun The condition of being pressed.
  3. noun The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.
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  • As Mark Udall has supported Card Check in the past, it looks like the pressure is aimed at the new guy. —  RedState
  • Then, having finished in the play-offs, as that season went on the pressure was there and last season it was there. " —  Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk
  • "It makes you realise that the pressure is there," Wenger told arsenal. com. —  tribalfootball.com
  • Check with your partner to make sure the pressure is appropriate.
  • Mostly, the pressure is almost unavoidable and unending.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pressūra, from pressus, past participle of premere, to press; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Old French pressure = Spanish presura = Italian pressura, from Latin pressura, a pressing, a burden, from premere, past participle pressus, press: see press.
 

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